SWEENEY RUSH LATE MODELS BAZELL/SUNOCO SOUTHERN TOUR
RETURNS TO WAYNE COUNTY SUNDAY FOR 3RD & FINAL VISIT WITH ALL STAR
SPRINTS

By Mike Leone

September 3, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Orrville, OH)...After
two weekends off and a rainout at McKean County Raceway, the Sweeney Chevrolet
Buick GMC RUSH Dirt Late Model Series looks forward to resume action this Sunday
(September 6) at Wayne County Speedway for a Bazell/Sunoco Southern Tour event.
The special Labor Day Eve event will feature Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of
Champions Sprint Cars.

Sunday’s visit to Wayne County
marks the third and final visit of the 2015 season at the racey 3/8-mile
Orrville, Ohio oval that is winding down its inaugural season of running the
Sweeney RUSH Late Models on a weekly basis. Sunday’s feature winner will again
pocket $1,500 at the conclusion of the 25-lap feature.

“We have to thank Wayne County
promoters Jason and Kristin Flory for their support and foresight in bringing
RUSH to their speedway," stated RUSH Director Vicki Emig. "Both Jason and
Kristin believe in our concept and are strong partners of the Series. "They
went out on a limb to become the furthest westward track to run the RUSH Late
Models on a weekly basis and have now established a great foundation from which
to build the division from. Allowing our cars to run in front of large crowds
with the All Star Sprints is certainly a benefit for the Series, a highlight for
our racers, and perfect stage from which to showcase our brand of exciting
racing to the fans in that region.”

The first two events were
barnburners with Max Blair and Damian Bidwell battling down to the wire for the
victories. In the inaugural Tour event with the All Stars’ Ohio Speedweek
event, Bidwell got by Blair on a late race restart for his first career Tour
win; however, on the second show on July 4, Bidwell couldn’t recreate that magic
as he lost second to Justin Chance with Blair going on to the victory.

It’s been a competitive first
season of RUSH at Wayne County with eight different winners. Besides the Tour
wins by Bidwell and Blair, Charlie Duncan, Ryan Markham, Dennis Lunger, Jr., Jim
Nicely, Chance, and most recently Alan Dellinger have scored wins. The only
drivers winning multiple events are Duncan and Markham. The two veteran Late
Model racers each have three victories. Markham won the GM 604 engine courtesy
of Sweeney/Pace Performance on July 4 then proceeded to win his first career
RUSH race with it the following week!

Max Blair enters Sunday still in
control of the $10,000 pot of gold for the sweep of the Bazell/Sunoco Southern
Tour, the Insinger/Sunoco Northern Tour, and the Sweeney Combined Touring Series
titles. The Centerville, Pa. driver has yet to finish worse than sixth in any
of the point events to date with seven victories. Blair leads Jason Knowles by
68 points in the Southern Tour and 133 in the Combined Tour points. Just
14 points separate positions two through five in the Southern Tour points with
Jason Knowles leading Eric Wilson, Brian Knowles, and John Waters.

The K&N “Cold Air Induction” Dash will be run for the first
four drivers that finish outside of the feature redraw spots and will pay $100
K&N certificate to win, $50 K&N certificate for second with $25 cash going to
the third and fourth place finishers.

Precise Racing Products will award a $100 gift card for the
"Pedal Down" Hard Charger that passes the most cars in the feature.
The TBM Brakes “Tough Brake of the Night” will award three
bottles of Xtreme6 Racing Brake Fluid valued at approximately $45 along with a
certificate for a discount off any TBM Brakes purchase.

RUSH Officials will choose the "Maxima Performance" Award
for a driver that exhibits a performance worthy of such. The winner will
receive a free case of either Maxima Semi-Syn High Performance Racing Oil or
Maxima Performance Racing Oil of your choice. In addition, the winner will
receive one can of SC-1 clear coat, one 16-oz bottle of Maxima Cool-Aide
concentrate, one 32-oz quart of Maxima PSF power steering fluid, and a Maxima
t-shirt. The value of this prize package is $170!

The driver that finishes last on the lead lap will receive
a $25 gift certificate from CrateInsider.com. The first driver that fails to
qualify for the feature will receive the ARbodies “Nosed Out” nose kit valued at
$260.

You do not have to a member of RUSH to compete. The red or
yellow AMB transponders can be used. RACEceivers will be mandatory. There will
be a $75 entry free. Pit passes are $35. On Sunday, pits open at 3 p.m. with a
drivers meeting at 5:45, warm-ups at 6 and racing at 7

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH
Racing Series at [email protected] and snail mail to 4368 Route 422,
Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300 and fax is 724-964-0604. The
RUSH Racing Series website is www.rushracingseries.com. Like our Facebook page
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